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High School Vocal Jazz May 6, 2020

High School Concert Choir Lesson: May 6, 2020

Objective/Learning Target: students will be able to understand the elements of vocal jazz and listen for them in examples Bell Work

Write down the following:

● What do you think of when you hear jazz? ● Can you name any jazz musicians? ● Are you familiar with vocal jazz groups? ● 1959- Miles Davis album “Kind of The Briefest History of Jazz Blue” ○ To this day the highest ● Started in New Orleans 1895 grossing jazz album a. Buddy Bolden started his ● 1963- Bill Evans records band “Conversations with Myself” ● 1913-What was called “New ○ He recorded over himself to get the effect of talking Orleans Music” is now called with himself “Jazz” ● 1976- Thelonious Monk performs ● 1917-First jazz recording for the last time a. The Original Dixieland ● 1983- Wynton Marsalis is the Jazz Band first person to win a jazz and ● 1924- Duke Ellington made classical Grammy in the same year his first recordings ● 1991- New York Lincoln Center establish jazz division: Jazz at ● 1935- Ella Fitzgerald made Lincoln Center Orchestra her first recording ● 1945- Dizzy Gillespie History of Vocal Jazz ● Louis Armstrong was the first ● Vocalists began putting singer to “scat”. Scatting is together groups and imitating instruments writing jazz band improvising using nonsense arrangements for vocals. syllables. ● Lambert, Hendricks, and ● Billie Holiday was an Ross performed as a group influential jazz singer in 1957 ○ A trio ○ With jazz combo ■ Drums ■ Piano ■ Bass Elements of Vocal Jazz

1. 3-16 people (size varies) a. Professional Groups i. New York Voices ii. The Real Group iii. Manhattan Transfer 4. Scatting and improvisation iv. Take 6 are common and key aspects b. High School Groups 5. Vocalists are imitating c. College Groups instruments 2. Standard SATB (with divisi a. “Big Band” style often) 6. Tuning and balance are 3. Arrangements of jazz standards very important a. Can be a cappella or with 7. Usually performs with jazz combo microphones

The Real Group 1. Group started in 1984 2. Five members a. Soprano b. Alto c. Countertenor d. Tenor e. Bass 6. This first song is a f. Have changed over the years contemporary song written 3. Swedish group by a member of the group 4. Around 20 albums recorded

5. They perform vocal jazz, pop, and contemporary a cappella The Real Group 1. This song is a jazz standard a. There Will Never Be Another You i. Harry Warren/Mack Gordon 2. A cappella 3. They imitate a jazz combo a. Listen for the drums and walking bass 4. Complex harmonies 5. The group has a group scat passage a. Soloists take turns New York Voices 1. Group began in 1987 a. Most original members attended Ithaca College in New York 2. Started with five members and eventually became a quartet a. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass b. All members have other careers along with this group i. Solo This first video is a jazz ii. Teaching standard and you can clearly iii. Writing music hear the vocal bass imitating iv. Clinicians and guest artists the string bass 3. Around ten albums recorded 4. They write their own arrangements and can be purchased New York Voices

In this next song, listen for the following:

● This is a contemporary song and style ● Full orchestra ● Starts a cappella ● They pass the melody or solo between the four singers ● Complex harmonies and melody Take 6 1. Group started in 1980 a. On campus at Oakwood University in Alabama 2. Gospel group that integrates jazz into their sound and music 3. 8 Grammy Awards 4. Six members 7. This is one of my favorite a. TTTTBB songs. The harmonies and 5. Around 14 albums chords are amazing and so 6. The song is originally a interesting!! hymn that was arranged by a member of the group College Vocal Jazz Groups

● Can vary in size ● Has a faculty director ○ Picks music ○ Gives suggestions and advice ● University of Miami ○ This group has six members ● Performing with jazz combo Kansas City, Kansas Community College Vocal Jazz

● Group Name: The Standard ● Very successful program ● The professional group, M-Pact, is starting a jazz festival at this university ○ High School and College ○ Small choral ensembles, a cappella groups, barbershop groups, and vocal jazz groups High School Vocal Jazz Groups

● High school group Two N Four from Valencia HS in California ● In this video, they are performing at a Jazz festival ● 16 members (this can vary) More Practice Here are a couple more awesome Sing Sing Sing vocal jazz groups that you should check out.! ‘Round Midnight Listen for the specific aspects Tuxedo Junction of the genre we talked about today. Folsom HS Jazz Choir

Bellevue College Vocal Jazz